by Research Team | Jul 25, 2015 | Health News
An experimental drug for one of the hardest-to-treat types of hepatitis C has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, adding to the surge of new options – all much more effective but extremely costly – for patients with the liver-destroying...
by Research Team | Jul 25, 2015 | Health News
The Food and Drug Administration says it has approved a first-of-a-kind drug that lowers artery-clogging cholesterol more than older drugs that have been prescribed for decades. The drug from Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals offers an important new option for...
by Research Team | Jul 24, 2015 | Health News
Whether you are slim or obese, if you drink lots of sugary soda or other sweetened drinks you are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, a new analysis reveals. Until now, health experts have thought that sugary drinks and type 2 diabetes were linked because sugar...
by Research Team | Jul 24, 2015 | Health News
A drug that stops tumours developing resistance to chemotherapy is to be tested on patients with two of most deadly cancers. They are now preparing to give it to trial patients suffering from lung and pancreatic cancers, both diseases with poor survival rates.
by Research Team | Jul 24, 2015 | Health News
Study says Medicaid recipients had an easier time scheduling a primary care appointment after Michigan’s expansion of Medicaid insurance Study: Appointment availability up after Medicaid expansion Study says Medicaid recipients had an easier time scheduling a...